We all know that wolfberry is good, but what is the best way to use it?

We all know that wolfberry has good health care effects, but many people don’t know how to use it, or don’t know how to use it, thus wasting the good wolfberry. Let’s talk about the efficacy of wolfberry first

The 2015 version of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia gives an official description of the efficacy and indications of wolfberry:

Lycium barbarum is sweet in taste and neutral in nature. It belongs to the liver and kidney meridian, so it has nourishing properties. Liver and kidney, replenishing energy and improving eyesight. Therefore, if you often suffer from waist and knee pain, dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, sallow complexion, internal heat and polydipsia caused by yin deficiency in women, impotence, nocturnal emission, etc. in men, you may want to eat some wolfberry in your life. health benefits.

Wolfberry contains wolfberry polysaccharides, carotenoids, flavonoids, etc. These are the active ingredients of wolfberry, and they also have certain effects on improving immunity and anti-oxidation. It’s best to eat this way

As a traditional Chinese medicine ingredient with the same origin as medicine and food, wolfberry can be taken as medicine or eaten as needed. There are two particularly important points. The first is the time of taking, which means paying attention to chronopharmacology. The second is the way of taking it.

The best way to eat it is to eat it dry. Chew a few pills half an hour before going to bed, brush your teeth before going to bed. The sugar content of wolfberry is not low, and it can be obviously sweet. Of course soaking in water is also possible, but you need to drink water and eat meat.

Wolfberries are actually very similar to cranberries. It is also a very good way to use wolfberries instead of cranberries when baking cookies.

The power of wolfberry is a bit weak on its own. If it can be used together with other ingredients, the effect of nourishing liver and kidney yin deficiency will be greatly increased. For example, wolfberry + chrysanthemum, wolfberry + donkey hide gelatin paste, wolfberry + jujube kernel, etc. are all good ways of eating. Regarding consumption

As a nutritional supplement, wolfberry is suitable for healthy adults to consume 6 to 12 grams of wolfberry every day. It doesn’t matter if you eat more, but don’t overdose. Excessive consumption of wolfberry can cause adverse reactions such as internal heat and red and swollen eyes. After all, the effect of a few wolfberries is limited, and the health effects of wolfberries cannot be expanded. Preservation of wolfberry

I emphasize this point alone because wolfberry is actually relatively easy to deteriorate, especially if it is left for a long time or the storage conditions are not suitable, it will easily become sticky and deteriorate. It is best to keep it sealed and refrigerated. Opened wolfberries are more likely to absorb moisture and deteriorate. Introduction to Dr. Bu Yao

Ph.D., deputy chief pharmacist, senior nutritionist, with 11 years of experience in medication guidance, nutritional consultation and health management. No medicine, no medicine, advocate healthy life, don’t get sick, don’t take medicine!